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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The point of sleep away for us was to prepare our child for college. I never went anywhere before college and the transition was impossible. I didn't want my kid to have to face a strange new environment and not have the skills to manage.  Sent her to gymnastics camp for two weeks with a team at age 8 until 11. Sent her to China for a month at 13. She's also done years of CTY which was as close to college as you can get. She is now far away at college and loving it. She has her own apartment and just interviewed for a summer internship. [/quote]

Like anything else, the importance of this is entirely in the eye of the beholder. PP thought it was very important, others will, others won't. It wasn't particularly popular in my area and my parents certainly couldn't afford it most of my childhood, but everyone in my circle adjusted just fine to school and spent our summers scooping ice cream, playing travel sports or lifeguarding.[/quote]

You are fooling yourself if you think "everybody adjusts just fine"... I doubt your friends confid d in you about much.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/09/28/why-college-freshmen-need-to-take-emotions-101/

Yes, most can't afford camp or college for that matter. But putting you head in the sand and thinking kids "will adjust fine" is not a good strategy.[/quote]

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